Roadside and farmland hedgerows in Normandy (France) were disappearing. Local inhabitants wanted to preserve this traditional landscape feature. So they decided to generate an economic value for the hedgerows and set up a short wood supply chain. Involving all local groups in this was essential.

El objetivo del Informe acceso a la tierra y territorio en Sudamérica es disponer de una herramienta que facilite una visión de la dinámica actual del acceso a la tierra y al territorio y estimular procesos de diálogo e incidencia en favor de la población campesina, indígena y afro descendiente;...

Agora é obrigatório. Com a lei 10.530/2017, os produtos de origem orgânica serão inseridos como integrantes da alimentação escolar em Mato Grosso, preferencialmente aqueles produzidos pela agricultura familiar e no município onde esteja localizada a unidade educacional. Os produtos serão adquiridos de cooperativas e associações de produtores da agricultura familiar, sempre atendendo...

The 4th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas began in Geneva.  With this, the bottom up process to strengthen the legitimacy of the demands of rural peoples around the world has reached a crucial...

Este documento se desarrolla en el marco del proyecto “Jóvenes Rurales, Territorios y oportunidades: Una estrategia de diálogo de políticas” de RIMISP, Centro Latinoamericano de Desarrollo Rural. El proyecto tiene la finalidad de contribuir a mejorar la calidad de las estrategias, políticas e inversiones dirigidas hacia la juventud rural y...

Esta guía de peces marinos del litoral costero bonaerense-uruguayo tiene por obejtivo brindar herramientas para conocer las especies capturadas. Para ello se presenta una fotografía de cada especie con su nombre común, nombre científico longitud/ancho total máximo registrado  (LTM y ATM respectivamente).

This sourcebook appraises these instruments and considers their nature and objectives, their potential benefits and challenges and the approaches used to implement them. It also examines the practices that have led to both successful and unsuccessful outcomes. The publication provides a comprehensive review of the potential of these tools to...

A model fish-production farm that uses new, water-saving production methods is being inaugurated today in Sayat-Nova, in Armenia’s Ararat province. The new installation was made possible by an FAO project and a public private-partnership. Groundwater levels in the Ararat Valley have been falling in recent years due to overutilization – by...

Soils are a non-renewable resource on which 95% of our food supply depends. Short-sighted chemical fertilizer applications in conventional farming are depleting soils at an alarming rate. Instead of using potent chemicals that degrade soil, organic farmers continuously give back to the soil, maintaining soil health and fertility for future...

De acordo com o balanço divulgado nesta segunda-feira (28) pela Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural, Pesca e Cooperativismo (SDR), as vendas de sábado (26) e domingo (27) somaram R$ 544,5 mil, valor 14,8% superior ao faturado no mesmo período do ano passado. O Pavilhão da Agricultura Familiar apresenta a produção de 201...

The main objective of the Guidelines is to provide a non-binding complement to other guidelines and offer advice to RDP evaluation stakeholders on how to carry out the evaluation activities for answering the common evaluation questions related to innovation. Since the RDP’s effects on innovation in rural areas can be...

No interior de Goiás, nas fazendas associadas à Cooperativa Mista de Agricultores Familiares de Luziânia (Cooperluz), as mulheres é que são as responsáveis pelo acesso ao Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) desde 2010. Agora, elas comemoram a garantia de venda das hortaliças, legumes e frutas por mais esse ano....

A geographical indication label on a food product conveys information about the food’s quality, reputation or unique characteristics linked to its origin. Since these labels help guide consumers in their food choices, and help farmers and producers of traditionally produced products market those products, a well-functioning geographical indication scheme benefits...

The development of short food supply chains where intermediaries between farmers and consumers are removed should result in fairer remunerations for farmers and higher quality local food products, supporters say. In 2015, 15% of farmers sold half of their products through these short food supply chains, according to a study carried...

The book is the first step in the process of creating such an index, which can measure agricultural biodiversity across different dimensions. The concept grew from the observation – based on a scientific paper on levels of crop diversity produced compared to levels of crop diversity imported – that juxtaposing...

Foi lançado neste mês de janeiro (2017) o edital nº 21/2016 destinará R$ 10,7 milhões aos melhores projetos voltados para a construção e socialização de conhecimentos e técnicas relacionados à agroecologia e à produção orgânica, bem como à promoção dos sistemas orgânicos de produção. Os projetos enviados devem estar inseridos em...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has organized farmer-to-farmer study trips for farmers from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and the exchange of experiences to develop the integrated agri-aquaculture sector in the region. FAO gathered farmers from Algeria,...

À l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale des Télécommunications, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), l’Association Mondiale de la Radio Communautaire (AMARC) et la Sosyete Animasyon Kominikasyon Sosyal (SAKS) se joignent au Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural (MARNDR) et au Ministère de l’Environnement...

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines) places responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in small-scale fisheries as central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, economic growth, and rural and social development. As such,...

A través de toda su historia la agricultura familiar ha experimentado y acumulado conocimiento para adaptar los sistemas agrícolas a las condiciones locales. Sin embargo, este tipo de experiencias locales son comúnmente ignoradas en la literatura crítica sobre innovación, que tiende a favorecer a la innovación vinculada a tecnologías de...